Maintenance and Oversight,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,Belizes 1,st,NSDI Conference,*,Maintenance and Oversight,Objective:,To examine system“Ownership,oversight personnel or committees,modification/maintenance authority,cost,continuing committee involvement,Who is responsible for making the NSDI work?,i)The government should take the lead in making the NSDI work.,ii)Every member(signatory)of the NSDI is equally responsible to make it work.,Maintenance and Oversight,b)Who owns the NSDI?,i),All Contributing,partners/stakeholder should share ownership of the NSDI.,Maintenance and Oversight,c)How are policies,standards and protocols established and disseminated?,After the review of exiting policies,standards and protocols of existing regional and international SDIs.,Examination and incorporation of existing conditions in regards to data restrictions/conditional use from contributing member organizations.,iii)Evaluation of organizational stability and sustainability to maintain their own server and the ability to update their datasets.,Maintenance and Oversight,d)What are some important start-up policies,standards and protocols?,Qualification for membership/partnership,Data acquisition standards,Organization data inventory,Organizational stability,Maintenance and Oversight,e)Who should bear the cost of establishing the NSDI?,i)The cost should be born by all initial members to the NSDI.,Maintenance and Oversight,f)What should be included in the Terms of reference for the body/group responsible for the NDSI?,To ensure the optimum and uninterrupted functionality of the NSDI,Maintain strong communication/networking within the NSDI partners,Regulate Costing,iv)Ensure timely modification to network(Hardware/software),Maintenance and Oversight,g)How do we make this body operational?,Ownership Recognition,Strong Organizational commitment,Identification of startup funds!,Maintenance and Oversight,Thats It!,Thank You,Maintenance and Oversight,